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Holly's mother sent her an email saying that this poem was her aunt's favorite, and does she know where she could find the complete poem for her memorial service? There it sat for years until Holly's aunt passed away in the Spring of 2003. The original poem, however, does not make a complete song lyric, in my opinion, so I worked a bit on the second stanza, got stuck, and put the song on the back burner. The real individual lives on in the memories of the people that loved him or her, and perhaps in whatever form of afterlife you may believe in.I stumbled across a greeting card many years ago with a popular version of this poem, took it home and immediately set it to music. We have to accept that the person that we knew is not in that grave, and that body is not the person we knew at all but merely the vessel with which they moved about the world. It brings the reader into the emotional state that most of us find ourselves in after grieving: acceptance. Brilliant, brilliant imagery!Īlso, that last line really makes an impact! I think that, if anything, that is perhaps the most emotionally charged moment in the entire poem. This piece definitely takes the audience away to many different places: a cemetery, all four seasons, nature, then back to the cemetery. Whenever a poet can take you to a place that you weren’t even imagining before, I believe that they have transformed their poem into a work of art. The imagery that the writer providers her audience is fantastic, you can definitely see the images that she is present– but more importantly, you can feel what she is presenting. Post navigation Previous post: ← A Man Said to the Universe Next post: THE William Carlos Williams →īaaah- I really love this! The rhyme scheme is really great and does every line a great deal of justice. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bedell, passion, poem, RCL1213 on Februby Anna Lombardo. Until then, enjoy the wonderfulness on your screen! Next week, I’m thinking you’ll get to meet a really cool guy named William Carlos Williams (doesn’t he have an awesome name?!). It is divine, and I honestly am just in love with it. Tell me how you’re feeling by the last line!Īnyway, to sum up, this is poetic beauty in its purest form. Also a sad song came up on my iPod just now so maybe that’s a part of it. The confidence of Frye’s tone in this poem comforts me so powerfully that I get caught up in all the emotion. Or maybe that’s just me, which is really embarrassing but it’s the truth. The wind, the snow, the rain, the grain- they’re all simple but powerful elements.Īnother reason why this is amazing: by the end of it, you want to cry. She doesn’t use any complicated or fancy language she sticks with simple words, maybe to stress that death is simple. There aren’t any awkward lines with too many or too few syllables, and the rhymes are simple but effective. First off, the rhyme scheme and rhythm of this poem are in perfect harmony. Wow…do you feel it? I get chills every time I read it. So…I apologize in advance for it being slightly morbid but it is probably my all-time favorite poem and it is just beautiful so ignore the sappiness for these wonderful twelve lines.
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This poem, written by Mary Elizabeth Frye in 1932, has become a popular poem to be read at funerals. I’m going to preface this post by warning you all that it is a little sappy and sad.